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Pay-2-Win: Dota 2’s most expensive couriers

Pay-2-Win is a new series where we take a look at the coolest, rarest and most expensive gaming memorabilia on the market. Scrubs need not apply.

With The International 7 looming on the horizon, Pay-2-Win will focus on some Dota 2 cosmetics you’d need a cut of a $20 million prize pool to afford. Namely, some of the most expensive couriers on the marketplace.

Legacy Trusty Mountain Yak

Who would have thought a simple beast of burden could be one of the most sought after couriers in Dota 2, let alone one bearing a $900 price tag?

The Legacy Trusty Mountain Yak is only worth it if you’re willing to spend a paycheck on a cosmetic item in a game that’s ostensibly free-to-play.

Originally released in the in-game store back in 2012 when Dota 2 was still in Beta, it was removed for purchase in 2013. Surprisingly, this most trusty yak has a deeper backstory than you would expect, as it bears some sort of magical mask according to its item description:

“This trusty Yak bears a thrice-blessed Mask of Duty, as is required of all those noble beasts who might serve in battle.”

Then again, who cares about Dota lore to begin with?

Frozen Pudgling

Brr, is it cold in here? Or is it just the Frozen Pudgeling? Offered during Dota 2’s Christmas event Frostivus 2013, this courier features a chillier, chibi version of everyone’s favorite hook-wielding hero.

The Frostivus event had a number of gift boxes available for “Phantom Fragments” acquirable through the Wraith Night co-op mode that saw you defending the Wraith King’s altar from 13 waves of baddies before taking on the big man himself.

As sweet as it would be to pair this pint-sized Pudge with the full-size version, it’ll cost you somewhere in the neighborhood of $1,650.28 USD on the Steam Marketplace.

Unusual Golden Baby Roshan / Unusual Platinum Baby Roshan

The rarest of the Baby Roshan couriers, the Unusual Platinum and Unusual Golden versions of Baby Roshan were given out to players who managed to make it to the Sugar Rush Hall of Fame during the 2012 and 2013 Diretide Halloween events.

To make it to the Hall of the Fame, you and your team had to last as long as possible against a super-buffed version of Roshan who would continually respawn with an extra 15,000 health, 5 percent more Magic Resistance, and could refresh your abilities randomly once per life.

If you missed the events or just felt no inclination to spend hours trying not to die against an un-killable monster just for the chance of earning the courier, you can purchase a platinum one on the marketplace for a cool $1,798.11 USD. If you want to cheap out, you can go for the golden version which is currently a steal at $1,684.17 USD.

Note: All marketplace prices are as of July 26, 2017

Sasha Erfanian is a news editor for theScore esports. You can follow him on Twitter.